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1940: California's first freeway
opened.
1972: President Nixon halted the
heavy bombing on North Vietnam.
Public invited
to free Dec.
31 event
St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church in Beach will be providing
entertainment for all ages on New
Year's Eve.
The church is one of 75 commu-,
nities in the state that will hold a
New Year's Eve event to provide
alternative activities for all commu-
nity members. The church, in col-
laboration with the North Dakota
Department of Human Services, is
sponsoring the event.
The event will feature a dance,
activities and food and will be held
Dec. 31, from 8 p.m. until midnight
at the Beach American Legion Hall,
upstairs. Walt Losinski is the sched-
uled D.J.
Holidays represent an increase
in traffic safety risk due to potential
factors such as alcohol and other
drug-impaired driving and data has
Ringing for a good cause
Gabby Egan and'Jenna Helsper collect for the Salvation Army in Beach
lection is an effort of the student council of the fifth and sixth
stays within the community, said Karen Maus, school counselor.
shown that holidays bring increases
in emergencyroomvisitsbecause
Population grows near
of .substance abuse-related issues.
Of those surveyed, 92 percent of
N0i'th' Dhkoti~ commflni'ty members
believe it is possible to reduce alco-
hol and drug problems through pre-
yention, according to a prepared
statement about the event.
North ,Dakota ranks No. 1 in
binge i: dfinking for ages 12 and
older. However, less than one-
fourth~0f community members in
the state ~erceive alcohol use in
their community as a serious prob-
lem, according to a 2008 statewide
survey.
- Girls basketball, Beach vs.
Beulah, at Beach, A, B and C
squads, 4 p.m Jan. 4.
Boys basketball, Beach vs.
Hettinger, at Hettinger, A and B
squ~ids, 5:30 p.m Jan. 4.
Heart River boys basketball
vs. Mott/Regent, at Mott, A, B
and C squads, 4:15 p.m Jan. 4.
Girls basketball, Beach vs.
Hettinger, at Beach, A, B and C
squads, 4 p.m Jan. 6.
Heart River girls basketball
vs. Richardton/Taylor, at
Richardton, A and B squads, 5:30
p.m Jan. 6.
Boys basketball, Beach vs.
Watford City, at Watford City, A,
B and C squads, 1 pan Jan. 8.
High school wrestling tour-
nament at Hettinger, 1:30 p.m
Jan. 7; and 9 a.m. on Jan. 8.
Senior Citizens Activity
Club of Belfield, Jan. 5, 1 p.m
dominoes.
Senior Citizens Activity
Club of Belfield, Jan. 16, 12:30
pan potluck.
Southwest Water Authority
board of directors meeting,
Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, beginning
at 9 a.m at the Elks Lodge,
Dickinson. The board meets
monthly to discuss the operations,
maintenance and progress of the
Southwest Pipeline Project.
recently. The col-
grades. Money they collect
(Photo by Richard Volesky)
I
By Richard Volesky had its. ups and downs since 1930, the North Dakota Legislature, state
Editor/Reporter but the total has never been as close lawmakers are to set in motion the
North Dakota's population is to what it is now, said Backman. process of deciding if state legisla-
now at its second highest level since The new figures reflect a population tive districts are to be redrawn. The
1930. count as of April 1 of this year. new county and city figures will be
The U.S. Census Bureau on Dec. The release of the current figures used in that process.
21released the figures from its 2010 relate to a required timeline for con- The North Dakota Census
population count, gressional districts to be reappor- Committee includes representa-
The results show North Dakota's tioned within states, said Backman. tives from the State Data Center
population grew by 30,391 people, Figures for counties and citiesat NDSU, the North Dakota
for an official state total of 672,591. within North Dakota aren't expect- Office of Management and
The last highest total was fromed to be available until February or Budget, the Commerce
1930's census, when the figure was March, said Backman. The CensusDepartment, Job Service North
680,845, said Rod Backman, chair- Bureau will meanwhile be review- Dakota, and the Office of the Tax
man of the North Dakota Censusing the more detailed figures for Commissioner. The North
Committee. accuracy.
North Dakota's population hasDuring the upcoming session of Population
(Continued on Page 8)
Accelerated Reader party held
Golva students Grant Maychrzak and Lucas Nistler work on a science
experiment involving conduction during a recent Accelerated Reader party at the school.
(Courtesy Photo)
II
By Richard Volesky water rate higher than what "the
Editor/Reporter SWA charges them through a water
The new year may bring an contract. The additional city
increase in water rates for munici-" charges are intended to cover the
pal and contract customers of the cost of operating tke water system
Southwest Water Authority (SWA). within city limits, or for future pipe
The SWA's board approved the replacement, depending upon how
2011 rates during its November the local rate is set up. Individual
meeting, and through a subsequent cities may forego a rate increase, if
memo, the SWA informed cities in it's determined their Current rate is
its 12-county service area of the adequate.
preliminary change. Medora City Auditor Carrie Law
The rates related to operations s.aid the Medora council has decid-
and maintenance, replacement and ed to increase its rate by 5 cents per
extraordinary maintenance, and for 1,000 gallons, with the change to be
a reserve fund are to remain the effective as of Jan. 1.
same, but the rate for water treat- The Beach City Council has
ment is to increase, according to opted to wait until the State Water
the SWA memo. The contract water Commission takes any action
rate is to increase from $3.17 per before the council discusses the
1,000 gallons to $3.23 per 1,000 matter.
gallons. The city councils for Sentinel
The State Water Commission, Butte and Belfield are to discuss
which oversees water pipeline con- possible rate changes during their
struction, has until Feb. 15 to notify January meetings. A phone call
the SWA of any disagreement with seeking comment from a city of
the SWA's budget. Golva representative wasn't
Area cities typically have a returned.
pl
It's
By Jane Cook
Reporter
With all the books that have been
written about Theodore Roosevelt,
you might think that there'd be
nothing new to write about the 26th
president of the United States. But a
new book has come out that may
actually hold a few more tidbits
about him.
In the book, Becoming Teddy
Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide
Inspired America's 26th President,
author Andrew Vietze chronicles
the western adventures of the Maine
guide, Bill Sewall, and his friend
Theodore Roosevelt.
The book explores the friendship
between the two men, and follows
Roosevelt into the woods of Maine,
down to New York, and finally out
west to the Badlands of Dakota
Territory.
"This book deals more with the
personal side of Theodore
Roosevelt and his life as a teenager
than it does with his better-known
life as an adventurer and politi-
cian," said Sue Smith, administra-
tive assistant at Down East Books,
the company selling the book.
When Roosevelt was 19, his
father died, and one of his closest
friends was taken out of school by
the boy's parents, leaving the young
Roosevelt with two losses early in
his young adult life.
Theodore
innings
While it's been said that
Roosevelt didn't like being called
"Teddy," the book includes a refer-'
ence that some family members and
close friends would call him
"Teedie."
Vietze is a writer from Appleton,
Maine, and the author of five books.
He's the former editor of Down
East: The Magazine of Maine, and
now serves as the magazine's editor
at large. Vietze spends half of each
year working as a seasonal ranger at
Maine's Baxter State Park, and like
Roosevelt's guide, Bill Sewall, is
also a registered Maine guide.
The North Dakota Department plow-vehicle crashes.
of Transportation reported that five Snowplows have large blind
Snowplows were struck by spots at the back, both sides, and at
motorists on Dec. 20. mirror and door post positions,
Travelers need to watch for which make it very difficult for the
snowplows on roadways through- snowplow driver to see the
out North Dakota, and are urged to motorist, so motorists should
drive with caution and be aware of "never crowd the plow," the
road conditions before traveling by NDDOT says.
dialing "511" to listen to the most Snowplows are about the same
up-to-date road information, the width as the average driving lane,
NDDOT advises, and they also create ~now fog.
There ,~ave already been 14 Snow fog makes it virtually impos-
crashes this winter involving sible to see around snowplows.
motorists and snowplows, accord-
ing to the NDDOT. An average Crashes
winter season sees 10 to 15 snow- (Continued on Page 8)
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